斯宾塞爱情十四行诗选之六

Sonnet VI

   by Edmund Spenser

Be nought dismayd that her vnmoued mind,
doth still persist in her rebellious pride:
such loue not lyke to lusts of baser kynd,
the harder wonne, the firmer will abide.
The durefull Oake, whose sap is not yet dride,
is long ere it conceiue the kindling fyre:
but when it once doth burne, it doth diuide
great heat, and makes his flames to heauen aspire.
So hard it is to kindle new desire,
in gentle brest that shall endure for euer:
deepe is the wound, that dints the parts entire
with chast affects, that naught but death can seuer.
Then thinke not long in taking litle paine,
to knit the knot, that euer shall remaine.

斯宾塞爱情十四行诗选之六

             埃德蒙•斯宾塞

丝毫别沮丧，虽然她无动于衷，
越是难，硬是不肯改变她倔强的傲慢：
这种爱和那卑劣的情欲不相同，
得到，就越是坚贞不变。
坚硬的橡树，树液还没有枯干，
要很久才能点燃起明亮的火苗：
而一旦燃烧起来，它就会发散
巨大的热力，使火焰直上九霄。
同样，也很难在温柔的胸中点着
新的热望，并能够永存不泯：
深深的创痛必打下内脏的印槽，
用死亡才能切断的纯洁热情。
因此，别总是指望不费心血，
就能编织出一个永存的同心结。

埃德蒙•斯宾塞简介